* UR40 track layout test instructions (June 4th, 2020) Major feature changes between rev 3.0 and 4.0: - full 3d layout editor - new gui based on cad designers - group object management, including track sections - new track library editor with 3d scenery object attachment - track section emf textures replaced by more realistic png image textures - 3d track section extrusion replaced by algorithms keeping track section lengths unchanged Download link: www.uracerweb.org/urproject/ur40LayoutInstaller_4_0_0_a3.zip Unzip installer, then install Ultimate Racer Layout Editor Environment: - windows 10 64bits - java 11 (or latest) First installation guidelines: - download and install latest the java release if no java version later than 11 is installed (12, 13 14...) https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/11/ Java is usually installed here: C:\Program Files\Java - update environment variables. Set: JAVA_HOME= Example: JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.2\ To set environment variable, open "System properties" dialog, then advanced -> environment variables Step-by-step tutorial: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/r-enterprise/1.5.1/oread/creating-and-modifying-environment-variables-on-windows.html#GUID-DD6F9982-60D5-48F6-8270-A27EC53807D0 - unzip ur40LayoutInstaller_4_0_0_a3.zip in the folder you want (test version) - either run the layout editor as follow from the unziped folder: . click twice on Layout40.exe (launcher) . or click twice on Layout.jar . or from windows command window: "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.2\\bin\java.exe" -jar "Layout40.jar" -Xms512M -Xmx1G where "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.2\" is the java installation folder in this example Pending issues/enhancements: Under development enhancements/new features: - localization (waiting for test completion) - printing - lane mapping enhancement (replace mapping by meshes) - manage more key shortcuts: key left, up, down... - map upside track section image on track section bottom meshes - export files from ur30 into an ur40 format (*.ur4 files) - inno setup installation procedure Bug/issues: - lane aliasing issues: replace mapping by lane meshes - detach operation does not remove gap suppress - raise moves sometime track under floor - update selection pane when new circuit selected - left/right/up/down camera move toolbar sometime fails - twisted track borders not properly twisted - undo/redo sometime hangs - copy/paste: track attachments not properly managed * REVISIONS 4.0.0.a3 - june 4th, 2020 First tester package. Test scopes: - to collect first user impressum and gui change requests - to track major bugs. The first release just get out of the forge. It will be highly bugged during few releases (...) Add: Fixes: